The rights of the family of Muhammad,'Alayhim al-Salam are obligatory

Al-Kāfi|Volume 8|Book 1|Chapter 145
Al-Kāfi

Volume 8, Book 1, Chapter 145

The rights of the family of Muhammad,'Alayhim al-Salam are obligatory

1 hadith
عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (عليه السلام) يَقُولُ كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ تَوَدُّنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ تُكْثِرُ التَّعَاهُدَ لَنَا وَ إِنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ لَقِيَهَا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَ هِيَ تُرِيدُنَا فَقَالَ لَهَا أَيْنَ تَذْهَبِينَ يَا عَجُوزَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَتْ أَذْهَبُ إِلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ أُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ أُجَدِّدُ بِهِمْ عَهْداً وَ أَقْضِي حَقَّهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهَا عُمَرُ وَيْلَكِ لَيْسَ لَهُمُ الْيَوْمَ حَقٌّ عَلَيْكِ وَ لَا عَلَيْنَا إِنَّمَا كَانَ لَهُمْ حَقٌّ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ (صلى الله عليه وآله) فَأَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ حَقٌّ فَانْصَرِفِي فَانْصَرَفَتْ حَتَّى أَتَتْ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ فَقَالَتْ لَهَا أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ مَا ذَا أَبْطَأَ بِكِ عَنَّا فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي لَقِيتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ وَ أَخْبَرَتْهَا بِمَا قَالَتْ لِعُمَرَ وَ مَا قَالَ لَهَا عُمَرُ فَقَالَتْ لَهَا أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ كَذَبَ لَا يَزَالُ حَقُّ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ (صلى الله عليه وآله) وَاجِباً عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ.
145. Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said: I heard Abu Abdullah عليه الصلاة والسلام saying: ‘There was a woman from the Helpers who had cordiality with us عليه الصلاة والسلام the People عليه الصلاة والسلام of the Household, and used to frequently pledge her allegiance to us عليه الصلاة والسلام, and Umar Bin Al-Khattab met her one day whilst she was on her way to us عليه الصلاة والسلام. He said to her, ‘Where are you headed, O elderly woman of the Helpers?’ She said, ‘I am going to the Progeny عليه الصلاة والسلام of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم to greet them عليه الصلاة والسلام, and renew my allegiance with them عليه الصلاة والسلام, and give their عليه الصلاة والسلام rights to them عليه الصلاة والسلام. So Umar said to her, ‘Woe be unto you! There are no rights for them عليه الصلاة والسلام today, neither from you nor from us. But rather, there used to be rights for them during the era of the Rasool Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم. As for today, there are no rights for them عليه الصلاة والسلام, so leave’. So she left until she came up to Umm Salma (ar). Umm Salma (ar) said to her, ‘What was it that delayed you in coming to us عليه السلام?’ So she said, ‘I met Umar Bin Al-Khattaab’, and she informed her عليه السلام of what she had said to Umar and what Umar had said to her’. So Umm Salma (ar) said to her, ‘He lied. The rights of the Progeny عليه الصلاة والسلام of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم have not stopped. They are Obligatory upon the Muslims up to the Day of Judgement’.
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